Select Group Referees
The Select Group is a panel of professional football referees and assistant referees appointed by the Professional Game Match Officials Board (PGMOB) to officiate matches in the Premier League, as well as the Football League, FA Cup and Football League Cup. A number of the officials on the site have been selected to officiate in matches run by FIFA.[1] The panel was established in 2001, when referees in England became professional.[2]
Select Group Referees
| Name | Home county | Age | Year appointed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atkinson, MartinMartin Atkinson | West Yorkshire | 45 years, 251 days | 2005 | FIFA Referee |
| Attwell, StuartStuart Attwell | Warwickshire | 34 years, 62 days | 2016 | |
| Clattenburg, MarkMark Clattenburg | Durham | 41 years, 269 days | 2004 | FIFA Referee |
| Dean, MikeMike Dean | Merseyside | 48 years, 188 days | 2001 | |
| East, RogerRoger East | Wiltshire | 51 years, 209 days | 2013 | |
| Friend, KevinKevin Friend | Leicestershire | 45 years, 152 days | 2009 | |
| Jones, MikeMike Jones | Cheshire | 48 years, 233 days | 2008 | |
| Madley, RobertRobert Madley | West Yorkshire | 31 years, 62 days | 2013 | FIFA Referee |
| Marriner, AndreAndre Marriner | West Midlands | 45 years, 341 days | 2005 | FIFA Referee |
| Mason, LeeLee Mason | Lancashire | 45 years, 39 days | 2006 | |
| Moss, JonathanJonathan Moss | West Yorkshire | 46 years, 50 days | 2011 | |
| Oliver, MichaelMichael Oliver | Northumberland | 31 years, 291 days | 2010 | FIFA Referee |
| Pawson, CraigCraig Pawson | South Yorkshire | 37 years, 142 days | 2013 | FIFA Referee |
| Probert, LeeLee Probert | Wiltshire | 44 years, 116 days | 2007 | FIFA Referee |
| Scott, GrahamGraham Scott | Oxfordshire | 48 years, 290 days | 2015 | |
| Swarbrick, NeilNeil Swarbrick | Lancashire | 50 years, 353 days | 2011 | |
| Taylor, AnthonyAnthony Taylor | Cheshire | 38 years, 48 days | 2010 | FIFA Referee |
| Tierney, PaulPaul Tierney | Lancashire | 35 years, 348 days | 2016 | |
Select Group Assistant Referees
| Name | Home county | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Simon Beck | Bedfordshire | FIFA Assistant Referee |
| Simon Bennett | Staffordshire | FIFA Assistant Referee |
| Gary Beswick | Durham | FIFA Assistant Referee |
| Lee Betts | Norfolk | FIFA Assistant Referee |
| Dave Bryan | Lincolnshire | |
| Stuart Burt | Northamptonshire | FIFA Assistant Referee |
| Darren Cann | Norfolk | |
| Stephen Child | Kent | FIFA Assistant Referee |
| Jake Collin | Merseyside | FIFA Assistant Referee |
| Derek Eaton | Gloucestershire | |
| Andy Garratt | West Midlands | |
| Andy Halliday | North Yorkshire | |
| Adrian Holmes | West Yorkshire | |
| Constantine Hatzidakis | Kent | |
| Ian Hussin | Merseyside | |
| Peter Kirkup | Northamptonshire | |
| Scott Ledger | South Yorkshire | |
| Harry Lennard | East Sussex | |
| Simon Long | Suffolk | |
| Sian Massey | West Midlands | |
| Mick McDonough | Northumberland | |
| Adam Nunn | Wiltshire | |
| Marc Perry | West Midlands | |
| Mark Scholes | Buckinghamshire | |
| Eddie Smart | West Midlands | |
| Richard West | East Yorkshire | |
| Matthew Wilkes | West Midlands |
Select Group 2 Referees
In December 2015, the PGMOL announced that from the 2016/17 season a new Select Group 2 will be created to officiate primarily in the Championship, this will be made up of 18 referees, 12 full-time and 6 part-time who will train with their Select Group colleagues. [3]
The Select Group 2 officials were announced on 26th April 2016 [4]
| Name | Home county | Age | Year appointed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Adcock | Nottinghamshire | 2016 | ||
| Peter Bankes | Merseyside | 2016 | ||
| Darren Bond | Lancashire | 2016 | ||
| David Coote | West Yorkshire | 2016 | ||
| Andrew Davies | Hampshire | 2016 | ||
| Scott Duncan | Northumberland | 2016 | ||
| Geoff Eltringham | Durham | 2016 | ||
| Simon Hooper | Wiltshire | 2016 | ||
| Tony Harrington | Cleveland | 2016 | ||
| Chris Kavanagh | Manchester | 2016 | ||
| Oliver Langford | West Midlands | 2016 | ||
| James Linnington | Isle of Wight | 2016 | ||
| Andy Madley | West Yorkshire | 2016 | ||
| Stephen Martin | Staffordshire | 2016 | ||
| Tim Robinson | West Sussex | 2016 | ||
| Jeremy Simpson | Lancashire | 2016 | ||
| Keith Stroud | Hampshire | 2016 | ||
| Andy Woolmer | Northamptonshire | 2016 |
Select Group 2 Assistant Referees
| Name | Home county |
|---|---|
| Christopher Akers | South Yorkshire |
| David Avent | Northamptonshire |
| Darren Blunden | Kent |
| Daniel Cook | Hampshire |
| Ian Cooper | Kent |
| Adam Crysell | Northamptonshire |
| Neil Davies | London |
| Philip Dermott | Lancashire |
| Mark Dwyer | West Yorkshire |
| John Flynn | Oxfordshire |
| Matthew Foley | Hertfordshire |
| Andrew Fox | Warwickshire |
| Mike George | Norfolk |
| Nick Greenhalgh | Lancashire |
| Paul Hodskinson | Lancashire |
| Nicholas Hopton | Derbyshire |
| Akil Howson | Leicestershire |
| Shaun Hudson | Durham |
| Jonathan Hunt | Merseyside |
| Robert Hyde | Essex |
| Mark Jones | Nottinghamshire |
| Daniel Leach | Oxfordshire |
| Nigel Lugg | Surrey |
| Matthew McGrath | East Yorkshire |
| James Mainwaring | Lancashire |
| Adam Matthews | Gloucestershire |
| Robert Merchant | Staffordshire |
| Steven Meredith | Nottinghamshire |
| Tony Peart | North Yorkshire |
| Mark Pottage | Dorset |
| Daniel Robathan | Bedfordshire |
| Geoff Russell | Northamptonshire |
| Mark Russell | Somerset |
| William Smallwood | Cheshire |
| James Wilson | Cheshire |
| Tim Wood | Gloucestershire |
Former Select Group Referees
| Name | Home county | Year appointed | Year removed | FIFA list | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foy, ChrisChris Foy | Merseyside | 2001 | 2015 | 2002-2007 | Retired to become senior referees' coach for PGMOB[5] |
| Dowd, PhilPhil Dowd | Staffordshire | 2001 | 2016 | Retired due to injury | |
| Webb, HowardHoward Webb | South Yorkshire | 2003 | 2014 | 2005–2014 | Retired to become technical director of PGMOB |
| Wiley, AlanAlan Wiley | Staffordshire | 2001 | 2010 | Retired | |
| Bennett, SteveSteve Bennett | Kent | 2001 | 2010 | Retired | |
| Rennie, UriahUriah Rennie | South Yorkshire | 2001 | 2009 | 2000–2005 | Retired due to injury |
| Styles, RobRob Styles | Hampshire | 2001 | 2009 | 2002–2009 | Retired |
| Tanner, SteveSteve Tanner | Somerset | 2007 | 2009 | 2008–2009 | Demoted to National List |
| Knight, BarryBarry Knight | London | 2001 | 2008 | Retired due to injury | |
| Messias, MattMatt Messias | Cheshire | 2001 | 2006 | 2003–2006 | Demoted and resigned |
| Barry, NealeNeale Barry | Lincolnshire | 2001 | 2005 | Retired to oversee refeering development | |
| Riley, MikeMike Riley | West Yorkshire | 2001 | 2009 | 1999–2009 | Retired to become head of PGMOB |
| Stroud, KeithKeith Stroud | Dorset | 2007 | 2009 | Demoted to National List | |
| Gallagher, DermotDermot Gallagher | Oxfordshire | 2001 | 2007 | 1994–2002 | Retired |
| Poll, GrahamGraham Poll | Hertfordshire | 2001 | 2007 | 1996–2007 | Retired |
| D'Urso, AndyAndy D'Urso | Essex | 2001 | 2005 | 2001–2005 | Demoted to National List |
| Winter, JeffJeff Winter | Lancashire | 2001 | 2004 | Retired | |
| Barber, GrahamGraham Barber | Surrey | 2001 | 2004 | 1998–2004 | Retired |
| Durkin, PaulPaul Durkin | Dorset | 2001 | 2004 | Retired | |
| Jones, PeterPeter Jones | Leicestershire | 2001 | 2002 | 1996–2002 | Retired |
| Walton, PeterPeter Walton | Northamptonshire | 2003 | 2012 | Retired to become manager of PRO for North America | |
| Elleray, DavidDavid Elleray | Kent | 2001 | 2003 | 1992–1999 | Retired |
| Dunn, SteveSteve Dunn | Gloucestershire | 2001 | 2006 | 1997–2002 | Retired due to injury |
| Halsey, MarkMark Halsey | Lancashire | 2001 | 2013 | 2000-2006 | Retired |
References
- ↑ "England". FIFA. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ↑ "Football referees turn professional". BBC Sport. 13 June 2001. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ↑ http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/2015-16/dec/171215-select-group-assistant-referees-to-take-central-contracts.html
- ↑ http://you-are-the-ref.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/SG2-Lists.pdf
- ↑ "Foy to take up new PGMOL coaching position". Premier League. 18 May 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
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